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Board members have an obligation to understand how the firm’s Big Data investment ties in with overall strategic plans. Simply asking, “So what are we doing with Big Data?” at the next board meeting is not enough, Guest Columnist Betsy Atkins writes. “That’s the sort of thing directors do just to let everyone know they’re familiar with the latest buzzword (and awake).” Read More »

Principal Financial Group is due to launch an analytics system this year to let insurance customers evaluate their coverage and play what-if games with different financial scenarios – a project closely monitored by Principal’s board of directors. Read More »

As CIOs become strategic players in helping their companies grow sales and profits, some become revenue producers in their own right. The latest is Jerry Wolfe, who was CIO at spice maker McCormick for 14 years before leaving to lead a technology company McCormick spun off in December. Read More »

Petroleum Geo-Services will be able to more efficiently process data coming from its GeoStreamer imaging technologies, which collect seismic data to create 3-D maps and models of the Earth’s sub-surface beneath the ocean floor. Read More »

Amir Michael, co-founder of Coolan and former manager of hardware design at Facebook

A startup founded by former Facebook employees aims to improve analytics in data centers with artificial intelligence that can predict equipment failure and help prevent data center outages. Read More »

The companies that stand the best chance of success in a world where rapid technological changes alter business models are those that can best capture human decision making in code, says Ram Charan, an executive coach who has advised CEOs at Bank of America Corp. and General Electric Co. Read More »

Business-led, Technology-enabled: Insight written and compiled by Deloitte

More CIOs are trying to find ways to exploit their enterprises' vast data stores for profit, hoping to create tangible business value by developing revenue-generating data- and analytics-based products and services. While these data monetization efforts may prove quite lucrative, they also come with significant and often unexpected risks that can catch even the most diligent CIOs by surprise.

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